Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Elton Brand Disqualifies Himself from the Hornets Role
The Charlotte Hornets aren’t even 48 hours into the search for their new President of Basketball Operations and General Manager positions. However, it appears they may have already missed out on one of their top candidates for the role already.
Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, a long time Sixers beat reporter has communicated that Brand has decided to remain in Philadelphia.
This announcement comes as a surprise considering 24 hours earlier the Charlotte Observer reported that Brand Brand along with Trajan Langdon were the “Early Frontrunners”.
Brand’s name had clearly been the most unpopular with fans among those reported. This was due to Brand’s rocky tenure as the lead decision maker of the Philadelphia 76ers between 2018-20, headlined by choosing to pay Tobias Harris over Jimmy Butler.
For some this will viewed as good news, but Charlotte just lost their most experienced candidate and now must rely on someone who has never filled the position as lead decision maker before.
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Philadelphia 76ers fall just short against Miami Heat in final game before All-Star break
Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the NBA All-Star break.
Adbebayo’s thundering dunk capped off a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter that gave Miami a lead it never relinquished.
Tyler Herro also had 23 points, and Duncan Robinson added 20 in the Heat’s fourth victory in five games.
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points for Philadelphia. Buddy Hield had 22 points and 10 assists, and Paul Reed, filling in for the injured Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus procedure), added 18 points and 12 rebounds.
With Miami down a point, Haywood Highsmith hit a 3-pointer, Herro made a running layup, Robinson hit another 3-pointer and Adebayo had the dunk on four straight possessions for Miami.
Maxey briefly left the court hobbled after Reed stepped on his ankle, and the Heat took a one-point lead after three quarters. Maxey returned for the fourth quarter, but Philadelphia missed six of seven shots and had two turnovers.
Kyle Lowry, who signed with Philadelphia on Tuesday and played for the Heat earlier this season, was unavailable.
Philadelphia also played without Nico Batum (left hamstring strain), Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise), Tobias Harris (left hip impingement) and De’Anthony Melton (back; lumbar spine stress response).
Miami was without Jimmy Butler (personal reasons), Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation), Terry Rozier (right knee sprain) and Dru Smith (right knee surgery).
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